If you are still looking for ski equipment please check the ski sale and swap page of this website and note that there two ski sales coming up. Friday night at Trapps from 6:45-8:00 and on Saturday and Sunday there is the Cambridge Rotary Ski Sale which is at the Jeffersonville school. 9:00-4:00 and Saturday and 10:00-2:00 on Sunday.
Amazing Skate Technique
Per Eloffson from Sweden. He was one of the best in the world back approx 12 years ago.
Amazing skate technique – very fluid and efficient. No wasted motion, great balance, strong crunch, etc, etc!
Junior Photos and recap
First we’ll start with a video made by Bill Harmeyer:
BEGIN from Bill Harmeyer on Vimeo.
What an awesome week, once again! Training at the Range has been really positive for the entire group.Tuesday after the cold snowy weather we were forced to improvise a bounding / running and strength workout at the Range and we had a visit from Ethan Townsend the Head Nordic Coach at St Lawrence University.
On Thursday we took everybody around the “S turns” which is the farthest out loop. Everybody skied the hills 2-3 times and became more comfortable with the challenging terrain. Our fall and pre-season athletes are now familiar with all 5 loops (total of 5km) of pavement at the Range which will really make training fun next summer! On Thursday the everybody in the group skied at least 15km with some breaking the 20km mark — not too shabby for a school night!
Friday was a small group for our heart-rate zone analysis test that we do every few weeks: running specific paces on the track (low- to medium-intensity) and we monitor heart rates and hope to see them decrease over time. A chilly night but fun running with a near full moon.
Today we had a great crew of about 12 MNC athletes wake up early (and lots of parents, too — THANKS PARENTS!) to drive down to the Mad River Valley for the final fall event of the Central Vermont Coop Series — 5km and 10km rollerski time trials. It was GORGEOUS! The boys field was wicked competitive with 2 former junior national champs participating. Lots of fun, lots of parents and siblings spectating, and the Rand family made some incredible awards for all participants: delicious cinnamon buns.
Enjoy the pics!
the entire crew after the TT today
Parker and Henry doing some dynamic warmup on Friday at MMUHS
Nathanael Kuzio blasts out of the start gate!
Ed Hamilton — proud father and tough father representing Northwest Vermont Endurance
Sean Delaney off to a fast start
Charlie Cobb with Sugarbush in the background
Amy Bruce skied tough today!
Ben Carnahan beat his time from last month by nearly 30 seconds
Forrest cruising early in the TT
Annavitte nears the finish line
Henry digging deep in the final 100m
Bill Harmeyer making his way up the tough final climb
Junior Training 11/18 – 11/23
Well this is the final official week of Fall / Pre-Season training, it has ben a blast. It is really amazing to see how far some of the athletes have come in just a short time!
Training this week:
- Tuesday 11/19 = Skate rollerski + strength at the Range, 4:00-6:00.
- Thursday 11/21 = Time Trial: Classic Sprint at the Range, 4:00-6:00.
- Friday 11/22 = bonus training @ TBA, 4:00-5:30.
- Saturday 11/23 = bonus 10km running race in Westford. Register 8:30. Race @ 10.
- Sunday 11/24 = possible bonus
- Monday 11/25 = possible bonus
- Tuesday 11/26 = possible bonus
SWIX ADVANCED WAX CLINIC 11/20/13
The Ski Rack is hosting a SWIX ADVANCED WAX CLINIC with Drew Gelinas and Jim Galanes from 5:30 – 7 PM. Free and open to all.
Click on the link for more information Skirack Advanced Wax Clinic
